Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　Queensland, Australia.

　Under the gaze of Mebius's pink-green gradient snake eyes, Moros once again initiated the spell ritual, casting the [Death Curse].

　This time, his target was those who were inextricably linked to the Illinois underground research institute incident, but were not people the undead army could easily deal with directly.

　For example, the silver-haired girl who serves as Dr. Mei's assistant and spends most of her time at the headquarters of the Firemoth.

　Besides her, the list also includes more than a dozen other names with similar special identities and entanglements with the incident.

　Behind each name lies a hidden past, awaiting the arrival of the [Death Curse] to reveal their ultimate fate.

Chapter 410 The Necromancer's Upgrade

　As the magical rituals were successfully performed time and time again, the names on the kill list in Moros's hand were crossed off one by one.

　Soon, of the powerful figures who had planned and carried out the cruel experiments on Gretchen, only two remained alive.

　One of them is Representative Aubrey, who comes from North America and holds a high-ranking position in the Moth of Fire Congress.

　The other is Senator Winfred, a political leader from the plains of Western Europe who led the local human elites in their struggle against the vampire race.

　Although both councilors were ordinary people who had not undergone the super-transformation surgery, their special environment provided them with an invisible armor, making it difficult for ordinary [Death Curse] spells to directly touch their life essence.

　To prevent Senator Aubrey's impulsive actions from dragging the moth to a flame into an unnecessary crisis, Senators Eugene and Wang urgently briefed Senator William on everything that had happened at the Illinois Underground Research Center.

　Their decision to reveal the truth to the necromancer was not only to avoid being implicated by Councilor Aubrey's reckless behavior, but also for another profound reason.

　Representatives Eugene and Wang wanted to take this opportunity to test the defensive capabilities of the underwater city of Abyss City and the lunar city of New Atlantis, to assess whether they could withstand the elusive magical threat of the necromancer.

　Therefore, after informing Congressman William of Gretchen's tragic experience, the two quickly passed on the unusual information about the necromancer's activities to Congressman Aubrey.

　Upon receiving the reports from Representatives Eugene and Wang, Representative Aubry's face instantly turned ashen.

　He knew all too well the necromancer's ruthlessness and madness, and he understood that once this being learned of Gretsch's suffering, it would not let the matter rest.

　Recalling the necromancers' past ruthless retribution against those powerful figures at the top of the human social pyramid, and their inexplicable magical attacks, Councilor Aubrey felt a strong sense of urgency.

　Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Representative Aubry did not hesitate for a moment; he immediately took the fastest possible action.

　They quickly headed to Haiyuan City.

　This member of the Firemoth Council intends to use the teleportation device located in Abyss City—the Eye of the Abyss—to traverse the vast distance of 38 kilometers between the Earth and the Moon, directly reaching the lunar city of Neo-Atlantis.

　When Senator Aubrey arrived in Sea Abyss City, he unexpectedly encountered Senator Winfred, who happened to be there for an inspection.

　Out of a desire to divert hatred, Senator Aubrey generously revealed the latest information about the necromancer's unusual activities to Senator Winfred, who was also involved in Gretsch's experimental program.

　Having said that, Senator Aubrey, knowing that time was precious, headed directly to the location of the Eye of the Abyss, leaving Senator Winfred in deep thought.

　Unlike Senator Aubrey, Senator Winfred bears the heavy responsibility of leading the human elites in Western Europe against the vampire race, and he cannot easily abandon his affairs and escape Earth.

　However, faced with the necromancer's terrifying curses, Councilor Winfred was also filled with fear and vigilance.

　The necromancer's terrifying curses are truly frightening.

　The grass on the graves of the nobles who had perished under cursed spells years ago reminded him how deadly it was to ignore the threat of necromancers.

　Therefore, although he could not leave Earth, he was absolutely unwilling to leave the theoretically safe and secure City of the Abyss.

　Unfortunately, faced with an absolute disparity in strength, the efforts and struggles of Senators Aubrey and Winfred were ultimately in vain.

　Since the ordinary [Death Curse] spell ritual could not kill Councilor Winfred in Abyss City and Councilor Aubrey in New Atlantis, Moros chose a more powerful and higher-level curse ritual.

　During the last hero template promotion mission, even the Destiny Bishop Otto Apocalypse, who possessed a unique existence and immense power, could not escape the fatal blow of the highest-level [Death Curse] spell ritual.

　In contrast, how could two ordinary people—Councilor Aubrey and Councilor Winfred—who managed to withstand a most basic [Death Curse] spell ritual simply by virtue of their geographical advantage, possibly escape the curse spell of a demigod-level necromancer?

　As it turned out, Moros's prediction was correct.

　Realizing that the most basic [Death Curse] spell ritual could not kill Councilor Winfred, who was protected by the Honkai energy shield of Abyss City, and Councilor Aubrey, who was protected by both the Honkai energy shield and the distance, the necromancer decisively chose to escalate the situation.

　Admittedly, this move means he will invest far more resources than other more direct and economical methods of killing.

　But in Moros's eyes, it was all worth it.

　He knew very well that the "Death Curse" carried far more than just the deprivation of a powerful person's life; it was also an extreme expression of the fear and despair deep within people's hearts.

　It was this invisible deterrent that made countless powerful figures, who held great power and could decide life and death with a single word, choose to yield and compromise in his presence.

　Once this shadow of fear hanging over people's hearts is dispelled, the effort and resources required to reweave this web of fear will far exceed every magical material invested in the higher-level [Death Curse].

　More importantly, the necromancer longed to witness firsthand the dazzling light of joy emanating from Mebius's pink-green snake eyes, a light born of his magical ritual.

　So he took out a seemingly dull magic crystal from his spatial ring, which actually contained powerful soul energy, and carefully placed it in the groove reserved for holding magical materials on the altar where the Death Curse ritual was performed.

　Low-tier Soul Crystal: Barry's Despairing Spirit!

　The situation Moros faces today is vastly different from when he cast a spell on Bishop Otto Apocalypse.

　At that time, with the massive amount of intelligent life souls that Sirin had plundered at the cost of the loss of millions of intelligent lives as a backing, he could use the vast amount of low-level soul crystals to raise the level of the [Death Curse] ritual to the highest standard.

　This time, he didn't have such a luxurious reserve of soul crystals to squander.

　To successfully cast a higher-level [Death Curse] spell ritual, Moros would naturally need to provide soul crystals of better quality.

　Unfortunately, upon examining his accumulated reserves of soul crystals over the years, he had to admit that none of them could surpass the low-grade soul crystal in his hand.

　Faced with this dilemma, Moros made a difficult decision.

　He reluctantly parted with this precious low-level soul crystal as the core offering for this magical ritual.

　With the high-quality soul power provided by the Soul Crystal, the [Death Curse] successfully penetrated the Honkai energy shield of Abyss City and descended upon Councilor Winfred.

　The next moment, under the terrifying power of the curse spell, Councilor Winfred collapsed into a pool of blood.

Chapter 411 The End of the Retaliation and Sleeping Hysteria

　Under the power of the higher-level [Death Curse] spell ritual, neither the Honkai energy shield of Abyss City nor the depths of the Mariana Trench could withstand it.

　They sheltered the flame of life of Congressman Winfred.

　As his name was crossed off the kill list, Moros turned his attention to the last prey on the list—Councilor Aubrey, who lived in the lunar city of New Atlantis.

　Compared to Winfred, who hesitated in Abyss City, Councilor Aubrey displayed a more resolute attitude.

　He knew, of course, that once he embarked on the road to exile, it would mean handing over some of his voice in the Moth Chaser Council to his political rivals, such as Senator Eugene and Senator Wang.

　But Representative Aubry is willing to pay that price.

　He believed that as long as his life force remained burning, with his illustrious family background, he would eventually be able to regain his footing and secure a place in the Moth of Fire Council.

　Therefore, he resolutely chose to leave.

　In contrast, Senator Winfred did not have such confidence.

　Despite being the political leader of the elite in Western Europe, whose power was known to everyone in the region, this position was actually built on the dual foundation of personal ability and the opportunities of the times, making it fragile and unstable.

　Therefore, at this critical moment of life and death, Winfred was shocked to realize that he seemed to have fallen into a dilemma.

　Escaping Earth and heading to New Atlantis is one way out, but for him, it means completely abandoning his identity and status as a political leader in Western Europe.

　This was clearly a price he could not accept.

　Therefore, he had no choice but to gamble everything and pin his hopes on the seemingly impregnable defense system of Haiyuan City, attempting to use it to resist the mysterious and unpredictable magical attacks of the necromancer and buy himself a chance to survive.

　However, the scales of fate did not tip in his favor.

　In the end, he lost everything.

　Getting back to the main point, Moros did not change his approach to dealing with Senator Aubrey, who was hiding in the lunar city of New Atlantis.

　He took out another soul crystal from the [Spatial Ring] and placed it on the altar where he performed the [Death Curse] ritual.

　Then, as the magical ritual progressed, the Firemoth council member who had fled with unusual decisiveness was also wiped out of his life by the [Death Curse].

　When Senator Aubrey, residing in New Atlantis, passed away in his residence in a manner both familiar and horrifying to those in power at the pinnacle of human society, the elite of the entire human society fell into an unprecedented silence.

　These privileged individuals, born with a silver spoon in their mouths and bathed in the glow of privilege, have countless times viewed and manipulated the fates of others from a superior position.

　However, at this moment they are forced to confront a harsh reality.

　In the shadow of necromancers, their collective authority offers no protection whatsoever for their lives.

　This perception cut into the minds of the powerful and wealthy like a sharp blade, driving them almost to madness.

　But this also forced them to adopt a more cautious approach when dealing with necromancers.

　After all, the bloody facts are already before our eyes—the underwater city of Haiyuan City and the lunar city of New Atlantis cannot stop the necromancer's curse spells.

　For the sake of their own lives, these powerful figures have no choice but to re-examine their stance and behavior.

　In this situation, those powerful and wealthy individuals who unfortunately became targets of the necromancer's curse were naturally made the victims, becoming the price in this silent struggle.

　Otherwise, what else can be done?

　Do we really have to choose to fight the necromancer head-on?

　What a joke!

　They understood that such a choice would only put them in a more dangerous situation, and might even lead to the annihilation of their entire family and power.

　These powerful and wealthy people are not like those lowly commoners with worthless lives.

　They still have a long life ahead of them to enjoy, so why would they easily put themselves in such uncertain risks?

　Therefore, after carefully weighing the risks and benefits of continuing the confrontation, those in power who controlled human society chose to tacitly approve of the necromancer's retaliatory actions.

　Instead of publicly condemning or actively provoking, they chose a more subtle strategy.

　They attempted to ease tensions with necromancers through diplomatic mediation and exchanges of benefits.

　After successfully purging all the powerful figures involved in Gretsch's inhumane experiments, Moros's attitude towards the olive branch extended by that elite class became relatively open and tolerant.

　After all, in the eyes of necromancers who were well aware of the end of previous civilizations, these nobles were nothing but skeletons in a tomb, and would not live much longer.

　When the final meteor falls, these powerful figures will ultimately perish in despair.

　Faced with such a group of lives nearing their end, Moros was still willing to show his tolerance.

　Of course, the necromancer's decision was also deeply influenced by Alicia and Eden.

　Considering their beliefs and ideals, he decided to give the Moth Chaser Council a certain degree of respect.

　Due to the necromancer report

　With the unfolding of the recovery operation, including the moths chasing the flame, the entire human society's attention was focused on a series of major changes that followed.

　Under the cover of this surging wave of revenge, those scattered and inexplicable cases of coma were naturally forgotten in a corner, and few people paid any attention to them.

　However, the strange "diseases" represented by these cases have not disappeared on their own despite the neglect of human society.

　On the contrary, it spreads silently in the shadows in a way that is not easily detected but continues to grow, gradually eroding the foundations of society.

　It wasn't until Senator Aubrey died from the "Death Curse" that the elite of human society began to contact the bureaucratic system under the necromancer's command, preparing to ease tensions between them. This "disease" that causes people to fall into a deep sleep truly came into the view of the high-ranking elites.

　Unfortunately, by the time these policymakers finally focused their attention on this rampant "disease," the situation had already deteriorated beyond repair.

　In just one month, the number of people suffering from "sleeping sickness" exceeded two million.

　Moreover, every minute and every second, more and more victims are falling into a deep sleep.

　Worse still, the hospital's capacity had already reached its limit, and a large number of patients with sleeping sickness could not receive treatment.

　They can only die peacefully in their sleep.

　Faced with such a bizarre and sudden situation, the Moth Council and the rulers of human society initially and instinctively pointed the finger at the necromancer, believing it to be another of his conspiracies.

　However, as information continued to gather, the investigation reports from the necromancer-controlled territories extinguished their prejudices like cold water.

　The report shows that the Sleeping Collapse disease is also rampant in the necromancer's territory.

　This discovery completely overturned previous speculations, making everyone realize that this disaster may be far more complex than imagined.

Chapter 412 The Eighth Herrscher

　By observing the brainwaves of victims of "sleeping sickness," Moth of the Flame discovered that these people were dreaming.

　Moreover... it's very likely that we're having the same dream.

　In response, Dr. Mei, who had become the chief scientist of the Fire Moth, ordered Dr. Spassy, ​​the director of the Fifth Research Institute under the Fire Moth, to personally lead his team to conduct research on [Dream].

　At the same time, Moth Chaser used artificial intelligence to analyze the web pages visited by the victims and discovered frequently occurring keywords.

　Moreover, these words change every day.

　However, with the rapid spread of Sleeping Syndrome, human society is being engulfed by an unprecedented wave of fear.

　This infectious disease of unknown cause cast a shadow over everyone's mind, bringing the normal functioning of society to a near standstill.